Grupo Salinas Presents Business Philosophies of Founder Ricardo Salinas at Zacatecas Autonomous University Forum Feb 6, 2010
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate -- created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas () -- presented relevant aspects of the business philosophy of its founder during the Labor Psychology Congress of Zacatecas Autonomous University. Grupo Salinas executives gave financial and operative details of the group of companies, as well... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A pup was saved at JFK by CBP officers on Jan. 23. PHOTO COURTESY CBP"> Feb 5, 2010
Queens Chronicle - Puppy saved at JFK Airport. Friday February 05, 2010. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Embattled climate chief supported Feb 5, 2010
The hope is that an agreement can finally be reached at the next major climate summit in Mexico City later this year. But for the moment, controversy has taken centre stage, and it has added fuel to the arguments of sceptics who believe global warming theories are alarmist, our correspondent says. (BBC News)
Mexico Economy May Grow More Than 3% in 2010, Deputy Finance Minister Says Feb 5, 2010
To contact the reporters on this story: in London at ; in Mexico City at. Last Updated: February 5, 2010 03:12 EST. (Bloomberg)
Mexichem Said to Have Paid $350 Million to Purchase Ineos Flourine Unit Feb 5, 2010
For Mexico City-based Mexichem, the purchase of Ineos Fluor will make it the worlds largest producer of calcium fluoride, a component of chemicals used in refrigerants, lubricants and propellants ... To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Noel at ; in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)
Mexicanal Expands Coverage in Calif. Feb 5, 2010
"Our newscasts don't come from Washington, D.C., Mexico City or Los Angeles," said Torres-Bohl, a native of Peru who claims to be "Mexican by choice.". Put together by a local team in a state-of-the-art production and transmission facility in San Luis Potos, Mexico, Mexicanal prides itself of presenting a truly varied view of Mexico, with news and entertainment that focus on the country's different regions. (Multichannel News)
Puppy saved at JFK Airport Feb 5, 2010
Friday February 05, 2010. A pup was saved at JFK by CBP officers on Jan. 23. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Gleichen Receives Conditional Approval to List on the Toronto Stock Exchange Feb 4, 2010
8% of the Morelos Project, an advanced stage gold exploration property, located 180km southwest of Mexico City and has exercised its right of first refusal to buy the remaining 21. 2. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Issue is profligacy not population Feb 4, 2010
Mexico City still exists, doesn't it. Sure, it's a bit of a hellhole, but is Labor really all that concerned about workers' pay and conditions and the urban environment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Telmex Profit Jumps 68% on Lower Interest Costs, More Internet Customers Feb 4, 2010
82 pesos yesterday in Mexico City trading ... The company, based in Mexico City, added 221,000 high-speed Internet subscribers, raising the total to 6 ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Cabanas has World Cup on his mind Feb 4, 2010
MEXICO CITY: All Paraguay forward Salvador Cabanas can think of nine days after being shot in the head is returning to training and getting to the World Cup, the president of his Mexican club America said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Cabanas was shot in a bar in Mexico city in the early hours of Jan 25 after an argument with another man, according to police, who are still looking for a suspect. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Cabaas making remarkable recovery from shot Feb 4, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Paraguay football star Salvador Cabanas is eating and sitting in an armchair, continuing a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head at point-blank range just over a week ago ... Cabanas, one of the best strikers in Latin America, was shot in the head just before dawn on Jan. 25 in a bar in a prosperous area on the south side of Mexico City ... He's the top player for Mexico City's Club America and was expected to lead Paraguay when the World Cup opens on June 11 in... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Time to jazz up the Fresno area this weekend Feb 4, 2010
The event celebrates the sighting of the Virgin of Guadalupe (another name for Our Lady of Guadalupe) on a hilltop outside Mexico City in 1531. Roman Catholics believe poor Indian boy Juan Diego had encounters with the Virgin of Guadalupe in which an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary left an imprint of herself on Diego's cactus cloth. (Fresno Bee)
Mexico Sugar Imports May Be Highest in 16 Years as Drought Hurts Output Feb 4, 2010
Imports may surge to as much as 600,000 metric tons this year, , chief financial officer of Mexico City-based Chocolates Turin and president of Mexicos chocolate and candy makers association, said in an interview ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)
Grupo Salinas Founder and Chairman Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Receives 'Medalla Mozart 2010' for the Promotion of Music Through the Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza Azteca Feb 4, 2010
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast- growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate, created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (), is proud to celebrate the presentation of the "Medalla Mozart 2010" to its founder, Ricardo Salinas, for his effort in the promotion, preservation and diffusion of academic music through the non-profit organization Fundacion Azteca and the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Go&Do: Art around Portsmouth Feb 3, 2010
Tiny Art Show" isa biannual event in the gallery itself, occurring in-house every February and September, and is ongoing at www.enormoustinyart.com.The exhibiting artists are: Matt Adrian, Sarah Ahearn Bellemore, APAK Studios, Emma Ashby, Rachel Austin, Tim Beavis, Laura Berger, Beth Billups, Amanda Blake, Pixie Campbell, Guy Capecelatro III, Hollie Chastain, Lisa Congdon, Jennifer Davis, Lisa DeJohn, Emily Gaines Demsky, Alyson Fox, Leah Giberson, Bonney Goldstein, Rich Gombar, Jessica Gonacha... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
America Movil Fourth-Quarter Sales Rise 13% on Brazil Subscriber Additions Feb 3, 2010
America Movil, based in Mexico City, rose 44 centavos to 29. 06 pesos yesterday in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Grupo Mexico Rises as Sales at Southern Copper Double on Higher Prices Feb 3, 2010
The Mexico City-based company jumped 7 ... Southern Coppers fourth quarter was very good, , an analyst as BBVA Bancomer SA, said today in a telephone interview from Mexico City. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
UN says nations' greenhouse gas pledges too little Feb 3, 2010
The commitment letters, which largely reaffirm previous pledges, were intended to get an idea of how far the nations most responsible for global warming might be willing to go, toward a legally binding pact at the climate conference planned for Mexico City at the end of the year ... The hope is that such a treaty can be completed at the U.N. climate conference in Mexico City at the end of this year. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Pokertek Installs 40th PokerPro Table in Mexico Feb 3, 2010
PokerTeks recentinstallations include properties inAcapulco,Aguascalientes, Cancun, Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta and Tijuana. These installations bring the total number of PokerPro tables installed in Mexico to 40 as of January 31, 2010. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Haynes and Boone makes New York hires Feb 2, 2010
Dallas-based was founded in 1970 and has about 550 attorneys in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Moscow and Mexico City. cwatt@bizjournals. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Athletic Hall of Fame Feb 2, 2010
Thanks to the Santa Clara University. San Francisco, Calif. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
A note from me to you and you and you Feb 2, 2010
Learn to love your neighbor, even if his name is Manuel Rodriguez from Mexico City. Dear Sarah Palin. (University News, MO)
How to Survive an Earthquake: Two Schools of Thought Feb 2, 2010
Copp, a leading triangle-of-life proponent, began his work amid the epic 1985 earthquake in Mexico City. Inside that vast rubble he says he kept finding that schoolchildren who had dived under their desks were still crushed to death, but that kids who had curled up on the floor between desks survived, thanks to the falling tonnage above them being cushioned by the desks themselves. (Time.com)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Feb 2, 2010
o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Denver Four Season names general manager Feb 2, 2010
Funding for the project includes a $200 million construction loan arranged by Cairn Financial Products Ltd. of London and undisclosed equity from Mexico City clothing manufacturer Grupo Denim. Kennel has been with Four Seasons since 1987, and was general manager of the Four Seasons hotel in St. Louis prior to coming to Denver. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Cabaas conscious, could give testimony to cops Feb 2, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas is conscious and could give testimony to police about being shot in the head in the toilet of a Mexico City bar. Cabanas was building Monday on a remarkable recovery he staged over the weekend, speaking to family members and taking food by mouth after doctors lowered his sedation level. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Sonoran official says Mexican state is safe for travel Feb 2, 2010
In an interview with The Arizona Republic and Channel 12 (KPNX) on Monday, Javier Tapia said Sonora leaders and federal officials in Mexico City are working to bring more resources to the region, including police, to ensure safe conditions. "We feel that it is very safe to go there," Tapia said. (AZCentral -- Business)
U.N.: Greenhouse Gas Pledges Insufficient Feb 2, 2010
U.N. officials consider the accord a political tool for trying again to negotiate a binding climate treaty at the U.N. climate conference in Mexico City at the end of 2010. Critics say the accord was a failure, with world leaders missing a crucial opportunity to commit to greenhouse gas cuts required to stave off projections extreme weather events. (CBS News -- World)
Mexico: America gets its 1st win without Cabaas Feb 1, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Playing for the first time since the shooting of its star striker Salvador Cabanas, America defeated lowly Ciudad Juarez 1-0 in the third round of the Mexican Clausura tournament Sunday ... He's in a serious condition at a Mexico City hospital. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Paraguayan Cabanas regains consciousness after shooting Feb 1, 2010
MEXICO CITY: Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas regained consciousness and spoke to his family for the first time since he was shot in a Mexico City bar last week, his doctors said on Saturday. The prolific goal scorer was shot in the bathroom of the bar in the early hours of Monday and the bullet fired into his head remains lodged in his brain. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Cabaas recovering well, can take food by mouth Feb 1, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Paraguay footballer Salvador Cabaas has been able to take food by mouth and is talking with family members, a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head a week ago in a Mexico City bar ... Cabaas, 29, is the top striker on Mexico City club America and had been expected to lead Paraguay when the World Cup opens on June 11 in South Africa. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Media Criticism Jan 31, 2010
and reading firsthand accounts and sociological studies from such disasters as the London Blitz and the Mexico City earthquake of 1985, I don't believe in looting. Two things go on in disasters. (Salon)
Mexico GDP Down 6.8 Percent in 2009 Jan 31, 2010
MEXICO CITY January 30, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press. Mexico's economy shrank 6. (ABC News -- Wire)
Archaeologists trace millennium-old Maya culture Jan 31, 2010
MEXICO CITY: Archaeologists in Mexico have claimed to have found a sarcophagus belonging to a nearly thousand-year-old Maya civilisation. The researchers at the Mayan acropolis of Tonina working in the jungles of the southern state of Chiapas discovered a sarcophagus which could help clear up the mystery of the fall of the Maya civilisation. (India Times, India)
UK court lifts media ban on soccer star's life Jan 31, 2010
Paraguay soccer star shot in Mexico City bar. Salvador Cabanas, the top player on Paraguay's World Cup team, was shot in the head before dawn Monday in the bathroom of a bar in a well-off neighborhood in Mexico City. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Jan 31, 2010
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Rallying Around A Hero APAmrica star Salvador Cabaas is in stable condition after being shot in the head at a Mexico City bar early Monday.The fact that Salvador Cabaas plays for Mexico's most hated team matters little, says Luis Bueno. Mexican fans are united in support of the Paraguay star, who is still fighting for his life. Jan 30, 2010
Fans gathered at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to show support for Salvador Cabaas ... In the wee hours of Monday morning, Cabaas was shot in the head in the bathroom of a Mexico City bar. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Quakes 'decade's worst disasters' Jan 30, 2010
She added that eight out 10 of the world's most populous cities were located on fault lines, including Tokyo, Mexico City and Mumbai. "Seismic risk is a permanent risk and cannot be ignored," Ms Wahlstrom told reporters. (BBC News)
Experts discuss asteroid-warning system Jan 30, 2010
International experts converged on Mexico City this month to discuss the best way to establish a global detection and warning network to monitor potential asteroid threats to all life on Earth ... Likewise, the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), representing the international corps of astronauts and cosmonauts, recognized the substantial progress made at the Mexico City workshop ... "The discussions in Mexico City advanced our understanding of how the global community can better communicate... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Alleged shooter taunted Cabanas, says report Jan 30, 2010
MEXICO CITY: A man suspected of shooting Paraguay World Cup star Salvador Cabanas in a Mexico City bar allegedly taunted him to score more goals beforehand, a report said on Thursday. Cabanas, who plays for Club America in the Mexican League, remains in a serious condition after Mondays incident, which saw his attacker flee the scene. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Mexican Economy Probably Shrank 3% in Fourth Quarter, Ministry Announces Jan 30, 2010
To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. Last Updated: January 30, 2010 00:28 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Talk aims at church staff that motivates Jan 30, 2010
The event celebrates the sighting of the Virgin of Guadalupe (another name for Our Lady of Guadalupe) 000016B5 on a hilltop outside Mexico City in 1531. Roman Catholics believe poor Indian boy Juan Diego had encounters with the Virgin of Guadalupe in which an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary left an imprint of herself on Diego's cactus cloth. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord Jan 30, 2010
The Copenhagen Accord, however, is something the world now hopes to have in place for the next global climate summit in Mexico City this fall. That means the accord's provisions may or may not be honored. (Scientific American)
U.S. mayors converge to plan fix for economy Jan 29, 2010
Friday: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, and Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Mother of rescued quake girl never gave up hope Jan 29, 2010
Associated Press writers Carolina Correa, Pierre Richard and Gregory Bull in Port-au-Prince, Michael Warren in Mexico City, medical writer Marilynn Marchione in Milwaukee, and Eliane Engeler in Geneva contributed to this report. (This version CORRECTS that both references to girl's brother are to her older brother, Preslin. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Mayan tomb may explain cultures collapse Jan 29, 2010
They are believed to have dominated central Mexico from the city of Tula just north of present-day Mexico City between the 10th and 12th centuries, before the Aztecs rose to prominence. Miguel Tovar / APThese ceramic heads were found in a newly discovered tomb sit on display at the Mayan Tonina archeological site near Ocosingo village in Mexico's Chiapas stateJan. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Musing Aloud: Ibf Misgivings, Hopkins-jones Excitement Jan 29, 2010
Vacant WBO junior bantamweight title - Mexico City, Mexico. Jorge Arce (No. (ABC 7 News, DC)
* Shot Paraguayan strikers condition begins to improve Jan 29, 2010
AP, MEXICO CITY Friday, Jan 29, 2010, Page 20. Doctors trying to save the life of soccer player Salvador Cabanas say they have been able to control swelling around the brain area as the Paraguayan tries to recover from being shot in the head at close range in a Mexico City bar ... Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera identified a main suspect on Tuesday X Jose J. Balderas Garza X from surveillance videos. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Latin America Tops Budget Retirement Spots Jan 29, 2010
Healthcare: Excellent health facilities in Mexico City; adequate care in other major cities. Human development index: 85. (Newsmax)
Tebow ad has wrong venue Jan 29, 2010
Olympians with gloved fists in Mexico City. Muhammad Ali. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Independent Traveler's travels Jan 29, 2010
Location: Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Jan. 10 Amazingly some murals still exist after nearly a thousand years at Teotihuacan archaeological site outside of Mexico City ... Location: Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Jan. 10 Amazingly some murals still exist after nearly a thousand years at Teotihuacan archaeological site outside of Mexico City. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mexico to meet England, Italy, Dutch in warmups Jan 29, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico will play world champion Italy, England and the Netherlands in a busy buildup to the World Cup ... Following the tour with what will likely be a depleted squad, Mexico will face Chile on May 16 in 100,000-seat Azteca Stadium in Mexico City before it sets off for Europe to meet England on May 24 at Wembley Stadium, the Netherlands two days later in Germany, then Italy on June 3 in Brussels. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Cabaas' condition improves after shooting in bar Jan 28, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Doctors trying to save the life of soccer player Salvador Cabanas say they have been able to control swelling around the brain area as the Paraguayan tries to recover from being shot in the head at close range in a Mexico City bar ... Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera identified a main suspect on Tuesday -- Jose J. Balderas Garza -- from surveillance videos ... Cabanas, 29, was shot at point-blank range on Monday just before dawn in the bathroom of a bar in a... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Mexico May Buy Dollars in Market to Replace IMF Credit Line, Carstens Says Jan 28, 2010
The central bank doesnt want to have a distortional effect on the exchange rate, said , senior economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at ; in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)
Haiti Gov't Gets 1 Cent Of Every US Dollar Jan 28, 2010
Associated Press writer Yesica Fisch reported this story from Port-au-Prince and Martha Mendoza from Mexico City. Copyright 2010 by. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Ex-Honduran leader leaves for exile, vows return Jan 28, 2010
Associated Press writer Juan Carlos LLorca reported in Tegucigalpa, and Alexandra Olson in Mexico City. AP Writer Istra Pacheco reported from Santo Domingo. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
2 weeks after Haiti quake, food aid falls short Jan 28, 2010
Associated Press writers Michelle Faul in Port-au-Prince, Martha Mendoza and Charles J. Hanley in Mexico City, and Raf Casert in Brussels contributed to this report. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Football: Cabanas remains in danger Jan 28, 2010
Fans show their support for striker Salvador Cabanas after he was shot in the head in Mexico City on Monday ... The Club America striker was shot in the head in Mexico City during the early hours of Monday morning ... The Club America striker was shot in the head in Mexico City during the early hours of Monday morning after an incident in a city bar. (CNN -- International)
* US, China rank poorly on environmental index Jan 28, 2010
Negotiators from around the globe failed to produce a binding agreement in Copenhagen last month, but plan to meet again in Mexico City in late November. Some countries that score extraordinarily well in one area may not perform well overall because of unusually lackluster performances in another. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Gio goes on loan Jan 28, 2010
MEXICO CITY: Tottenham Hotspurs Mexican striker Giovani Dos Santos is going out on loan to Turkish club Galatasaray, a Mexico radio station reported on Tuesday. Giovani, who also went on loan to English Second Division side Ipswich Town in March, will link up at the Turkish club with coach Frank Rijkaard, who gave him his First Division debut at Barcelona in 2007. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Thousands gather to pray for Cabanas Jan 28, 2010
Cabanas, a key player in Paraguays World Cup squad, was shot in the head in a Mexico City bar and is critical though stable in hospital after surgery. The bullet is still lodged in his head. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Cabaas stable; cops identify suspect in shooting Jan 27, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Police identified a suspect in the shooting of Paraguay footballer Salvador Cabanas, who was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being shot in the head in the bathroom of a bar in a fashionable Mexico City neighborhood. Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera identified the suspect as Jose J. Balderas Garza -- known also as "El JJ" or "El Modelo" -- from surveillance videos ... Authorities in the Mexico City borough where the shooting took place ordered... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Cemex Posts Quarterly Loss as Global Cement Demand Declines, Hitting Sales Jan 27, 2010
Cemexs core markets suggest no turnaround yet in construction activity in spite of consistent signs of improving macroeconomic performance, , an analyst with Credit Suisse Group AG in Mexico City, wrote in a Jan. 12 report. Investors are focusing on how fast construction will rebound, Quiroga wrote, after Cemex eased concerns over its ability to pay debt by reaching a $15 billion bank refinancing agreement in August, selling shares and assets in September for $3. (Bloomberg)
Paraguays Cabanas critical after incident in Mexico bar Jan 27, 2010
MEXICO CITY: Paraguay international striker Salvador Cabanas was shot and critically injured in a Mexico City bar on Monday with doctors unable to remove a bullet lodged in his head. The 29-year-old, one of Latin Americas most prolific goal scorers and expected to help spearhead Paraguays attack at this years World Cup, was possibly involved in a fight before the pre-dawn shooting, Mexico Citys top prosecutor said ... The shooting occurred around 5am in the bathroom of a bar in an upscale... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
